‖ ore rotundo, advb. phr.
(ˈɔəriː rəʊˈtʌndəʊ)
[L. abl. of ōs mouth + abl. of rotundus round.]
Lit. ‘with round mouth’; with round, well-turned speech. Cf. orotund a. (n.)
| [Horace Ars Poetica, Grais ingenium, Grais dedit ore rotundo Musa loqui.] 1720 Swift Let. 1 Dec. in Works (1859) II. 300/1 Is taught there to mouth it gracefully, and to swear, as he reads French, ore rotundo. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. for Travellers Spain I. 82 The Castilian speaks with a grave distinct pronunciation, ore rotundo; he enunciates every letter and syllable. 1922 Blunden Bonadventure 144 Replying You. Big. Stiff ore rotundo. 1931 M. Summers Supernatural Omnibus 7 In his fine stage voice ore rotundo he would declaim some half a dozen wilting lines and demand applause. |